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-rw-r--r--Doc/library/commands.rst6
-rw-r--r--Lib/commands.py8
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/commands.rst b/Doc/library/commands.rst
index 84ef257..a700628 100644
--- a/Doc/library/commands.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/commands.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
.. module:: commands
:platform: Unix
:synopsis: Utility functions for running external commands.
+ :deprecated:
+
+.. deprecated:: 2.6
+ The :mod:`commands` module has been removed in Python 3.0. Use the
+ :mod:`subprocess` module instead.
+
.. sectionauthor:: Sue Williams <sbw@provis.com>
diff --git a/Lib/commands.py b/Lib/commands.py
index 287aa27..ccaaaee 100644
--- a/Lib/commands.py
+++ b/Lib/commands.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ Encapsulates the basic operation:
[Note: it would be nice to add functions to interpret the exit status.]
"""
+from warnings import warnpy3k
+warnpy3k("the commands module has been removed in Python 3.0; "
+ "use the subprocess module instead", stacklevel=2)
+del warnpy3k
__all__ = ["getstatusoutput","getoutput","getstatus"]
@@ -63,8 +67,6 @@ def getstatusoutput(cmd):
# Make command argument from directory and pathname (prefix space, add quotes).
#
def mk2arg(head, x):
- from warnings import warnpy3k
- warnpy3k("In 3.x, mk2arg has been removed.")
import os
return mkarg(os.path.join(head, x))
@@ -77,8 +79,6 @@ def mk2arg(head, x):
# with backslash.
#
def mkarg(x):
- from warnings import warnpy3k
- warnpy3k("in 3.x, mkarg has been removed.")
if '\'' not in x:
return ' \'' + x + '\''
s = ' "'